Articles filed under School Report Cards
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Tough results amid pandemic? Find out how your schools are doing on state report cardDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - Amid a challenging pandemic year, suburban schools struggled to help students meet proficiency standards and saw declines in student enrollment, state figures have shown...
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Lower scores, high absenteeism, more teachers: A first look at how pandemic affected state's studentsOct 29, 2021 9:30 am - Preliminary state data released today confirms what many educators and parents predicted about the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 school year, but it's not without hopeful si...
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COVID-19 pandemic makes it hard for educators to measure student growth from previous yearOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - The protracted coronavirus pandemic not only has disrupted schools and students in an unprecedented manner, but it's also made it difficult for educators to measure stud...
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What small Queen Bee School District did to produce eye-catching results on state examsFeb 24, 2020 4:30 am - Queen Bee School District 16 has been around for 160 years, about a century longer than the village of Glendale Heights, where it's based. For much of its history, some ...
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Why one school in District 116 spends $2,000 more per student than another schoolOct 30, 2019 12:00 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 officials say they strive to make sure students at both district middle schools have the same support, resources and opportunities....
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'Diverse and unique' needs cause per-student spending variances among Fox Valley schoolsOct 30, 2019 12:00 pm - At Perry Elementary School in Carpentersville, a specialized program focuses on helping students struggling with emotional traumas and behavioral issues. The DREAM Acade...
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The cost to educate kids in the Northwest suburbs varies greatly by schoolOct 30, 2019 12:00 pm - In the case of Illinois' second-largest elementary district with about 12,000 Northwest suburban students, the school with the biggest per-pupil expenditures has the mos...
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Which DuPage County schools spend the most per studentOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - Comparing two sister schools in Glen Ellyn shows why new spending data in the 2019 Illinois Report Card should come with an asterisk. Glenbard South High School spe...
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District 59 officials don't put much into state's 'underperforming' rankingNov 09, 2018 4:20 am - Despite a recent designation of four Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 schools as "underperforming" on state report cards, district officials and an education re...
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DuPage students grow in math through well-being, early numeracy, curriculum updatesOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - Growth scores measuring student progress from one year to the next are listed for the first time this year on the Illinois Report Card, and in DuPage County, students in...